[TenTec] Annotation to prices in perspective

[n4lq@iglou.com]

Scott:
Yep. And you even get that "digital" sounding carrier at no extra charge. 
(per QST review). Then throw in the 930's auto-tuner and built in power 
supply to help even things up a bit. True. The potential is there for 
more radio for the buck but please clean up the cw notes on these newer 
rigs. 
N4LQ 
Loves Tritons, Omni D's, Delta's and Corsairs. Clean machines. 
DSP = (Digital Sounding Processors)

-----Original Message-----
From: "Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales" <sales@tentec.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 15:10:25 -0400
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Annotation to prices in perspective

> 
> >N9DG wrote:
> > > With the increasing use of DSP in our gear we should
> > > theoretically be able to ride the wave of Moore's law
> > > to some degree.
> > >
> > > Duane
> > > N9DG
> 
> There's been discussion of comparing top of the line rig prices
> in real dollars now vs. then, but relatively little discussion of some
> of the performance issues vs. price for older vs. newer.
> 
> What was acceptable as top of the line receiver performance in
> the early and mid-1980's is now either mid-range or even sub-mid
> range for today's gear!  Have a look at the ARRL Product Review
> for the Kenwood TS930S on the ARRL web site.   At 14 MHz,
> the receiver specs for the '930 and our Ten-Tec Jupiter are
> very close to identical.   MDS is a -4 dBm difference.   Two tone
> third order dynamic range at 20 kHz spacing is 1.5 dB apart.
> The Jupiter comes out significantly ahead on third order intercept.
> 
> This is where the benefits of DSP are clear - more radio performance
> for less dollars spent than in years past.
> 
> The bar for 'top of the line' keeps getting higher every year, but
> the value of what you get for the dollar for ham gear increases as
> well, whether it's from us or from some of the rigs the Japanese
> are building at present.
> 
> Scott Robbins, W4PA
> Amateur Radio Product Manager, Ten-Tec
> 
> 
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